I don't think it's filler. It's just not one of my favorites. The others I listed, I like those songs more. But I do like AMMB.

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Originally Posted by IWasBored

^. and i'd give daysleeper a bit more credit than by-the-numbers.

I'm going to stick by my guns on this one and say that, musically, I don't think it's anything special or delved into any area they hadn't already explored before many times, successfully. However, I will say that I do really like 'Daysleeper's lyrics.

I find a curious coincidence in the occurance of, arguably, the last good (not great, good) REM and U2 albums within a twelve month period in 1997/98. Something in the air, in those cold blooded late nineties.

I find a curious coincidence in the occurance of, arguably, the last good (not great, good) REM and U2 albums within a twelve month period in 1997/98. Something in the air, in those cold blooded late nineties.

Shortly after that was when bands like Interpol, Franz ferdinand, took over :P

And then after that they were taken over by the Black Keys and the Arcade fire

Shortly after that was when bands like Interpol, Franz ferdinand, took over :P

And then after that they were taken over by the Black Keys and the Arcade fire

And then Bloc Party and Kasabian

and then...

I don't know. This is some interesting revisionist history.

When have Kasabian ever taken over anything? They have niche popularity. You ask 100 casual music fans who Kasabian are and you'd get maybe 3 or 4 people that could name even one song.

None of those bands you've listed have become huge crossover acts. Franz Ferdinand is probably the closest, but people would recognize "Take Me Out" and that's about it. They haven't had a hit in years. And even when Arcade Fire won that Grammy, people still didn't know who they were.